Package for fragile articles



Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,301

H. J. OSBORN ET AL PACKAGE. FOR FRAGILE ARTICLES 7 Filed Nov. 20, 1925 INVENTORS.

Patented Oct. 26, 1926.

' tea e111 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY JAMES O BOLLINGTON,

0F BOLLINGTON, ENGLAND.

Application filed November 20', 1925, Serial No.

SBORN AND GERALD DOUGLAS GREENSHIELDS LEADBETTER, OF

ENGLAND, ASSI GNORS'IO RADIONS LIMITED, 0F RADION WORKS,

PACKAGE FOR FRAGILE ARTICLES.

maintained in a pos ition out of contact with the sides of the package.

According to the or carton 18 provided with an interior invention the package fitting having an aperture which will embrace the article to be packed and allow it to proect therefrom without coming mto contact with the sides of the r 1 lne invention Wlll erence to the accompanying package. be described with refdrawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the package or carton.

Fig. 2 is a perspective cover for same.

Fig. 3 1s a persp rior fitting.

view of the outer ective view of the inte- Fig. 4-is an extended blank of the interior fitting. Fig.

5 is a section through the package showing the interior fitting in position supporting a thermionic valve.

The package or cardboard,

gular in shape. It ner member A and leather-board, other suitable material preferably rectan-- carton is made of stiff mill-board or is in two parts, an inouter cover or member B adapted to enclose the inner member A.

A fitting C is inserted in the inner member B provided with an aperture 0 which in the case of a thermionic valve D will embrace the legs d and the ring or metal cover (1 thereof above the shoulder and so hold and support the valve D projecting therefrom with the bulb to, contact with the The interior fitting of the latter coming in- C may be made of one or more pieces of cardboard, leather-board or other suitable material with a bottom member 0 with an.

aperture 0 to receive the contact legs d as shown in the drawings or with four apertures one to embrace each of the contact legs. an

d two inwardly projectsides of the passage,

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the inner member. A and the top of the out- 4 er cover B so that-it cannot move about in the package.

As shown in Figs. 3 and a the fitting C may be made from a single blank'witlr a central aperture 0 or apertures and two elongated slots 0", 0 It is folded across the slots 0, c to form open ended slots, the central apertures 0 receiving the contact legs at and the slots 0 c engaging the cap or cover d of the valve. The blank is also folded on the lines indicated in Fig. 4 into, the shape shown in Fig. 3 when it receives the valve D which is inserted in the inner member A of the package.

A package or carton ance with this invention will hold a thermionic valve or other fragile article. and permit it to be conveyed by post or otherwise without damage. a

lVhat we claim as our invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is -A package for thermionic valves and similar fragile articles comprising in combination an outer member, an inner member, covered by the outer member and an internal supporting member formed from a sinle blank with a central aperture, and two elongated, slots, the blank being folded across the slots to form open ended slots and at other parts along its length so that a member of the desired shape will be produced to suppi rt the fragile article.

In testimony whereof wehave hereunto set our hands.

H. J. OSBORN. GERALD D. G. LEADBETTER.

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